Potter and Potter Auctions: Literature and Legerdemain, 22201, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 28, 2026 - February 28, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | [ALEXANDER]. Pair of Modern First, Limited Editions About Alexander, including: CHARVET, David and POMEROY, John. Alexander the Man Who Knows |
[Pasadena, CA] | [2004] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 201 | ALBO, Robert (1932-2011) | Classic Magic Series |
San Francisco | 1973 -- 2005 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 202 | ALBO, Robert (1932-2011) and SCHWARTZ, Philip M. | The Ultimate Thayer |
2010 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 812.50 | |
| 203 | ALBO, Robert (1932-2011) | The Ultimate Okito |
[Piedmont, CA] | 2007 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 468.75 |
| 204 | ALBO, Robert (1932-2011) | The Ultimate Okito Addendum |
[Piedmont, CA] | 2008 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 156.25 |
| 205 | ALEXANDER, Scott | Denny Haney Collected Wisdom. The Life, Lessons, and Legacy of Denny Haney and the Denny & Lee Show |
[2020] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 593.75 | |
| 206 | BANACHEK | Psychological Subtleties Series |
[Houston, TX] | [2010, 2007, 2009] | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 207 | BANNON, John | High Caliber |
Chicago | [2013] | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 208 | WRIGHT, T. Page | [BOOK TEST] Shadows in the Moonlight |
Los Angeles | 1927 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 209 | [BOOK TESTS]. Trio of Sherlock Holmes Force Books |
[New York] | [1979] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 210 | BLACK HERMAN [RUCKER, Benjamin (1889-1934)] | Black Herman's Secrets Of Magic -- Mystery & Legerdemain... |
New York | [1938] | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 211 | BISS, James | Pair of Limited First Editions of His Books on Mentalism |
[Hamilton, ON] | [2005, 2008] | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 212 | BLOOM, Gaetan (b. 1953) | Full Bloom |
[Seattle] | 2013 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 213 | BLUMELE, Robert and Leo Behnke | The Incredible Dr. Jaks |
Loveland | 2014 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 593.75 |
| 214 | [BOYS' MAGAZINES]. Group of 18 Bound Volumes of Boys' Magazines |
[V.p.] | [ca. 19th -- 20th centuries] | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,187.50 | |
| 215 | BRITLAND, David (b. 1958) | The Mind & Magic of David Berglas |
Burbank | 2002 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 468.75 |
| 216 | BROWN, Derren (b. 1971) | Three Derren Brown Magic Books |
-2000 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 217 | BUCK, Dan and Dave | If an Octopus Could Palm |
Los Angeles | 2011 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 312.50 |
| 218 | BUCKLEY, Arthur (1890-1953) | Trio of First Editions |
[V.p.] | [1946-1948] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 156.25 |
| 219 | BUFFUM, Richard (1921 - 2003), et al. | Keep the Wheels Turning |
Alhambra and Azusa | [1977/1992] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 220 | BURGER, Eugene and Jeff McBride | Mystery School |
Seattle | -2003 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 221 | BURLINGAME, H. J. (1852-1915) | Around the World with a Magician and a Juggler |
Chicago | 1891 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 218.75 |
| 222 | BURLINGAME, H.J. (1852 -- 1915) | Herrmann The Magician |
Chicago | 1897 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 223 | BUX, Amir | How to Become a Magician |
[Ca. 1900] | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 224 | [CARD TRICKS]. Group of 22 Modern Titles About Card Tricks |
[V.p.] | [ca. 20th -- 21st centuries] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 687.50 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.